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FLUIDITY #5

Sofia Echa

Created 2015. Acrylic on Metal.

Sofia Echa was born in 1992 in Vladivostok, Russia and settled in New York City in 2013 to continue her pursuit of a career in art after she received a bachelor degree in Economics and Japanese studies at Federal University of Vladivostok, Russia. "I paint with acrylic on canvas and metal. Working on metal sheets, I see my reflection in the unpainted areas through the abstract cloud-like strokes I make. The neutral color of metallic sheets works for me as a background. On both metal and canvas, I use achromatic gray as a base, which represents calmness and neutrality. I am fascinated by the density of gloss I put on top of my paint, which also reminds me of water. Also, I attach stretchers on my works on metal, so they have a shadow on the wall."

More about the Artist:
Sofia Echa was born in 1992 in Vladivostok, Russia and settled in New York City in 2013 to continue her pursuit of a career in art after she received a bachelor degree in Economics and Japanese studies at Federal University of Vladivostok, Russia.
Before that, Sofia studied fine arts in Art School in Vladivostok and in Cambridge School Of Visual & Performing Arts, Cambridge, UK.
Her works are in private collections in the United States and Russia. She is honored to have donated works to the 2015 National Academy Gala auction and to the 2016 Bailey House Auction. In September 2015, she had her first solo show in the Center of Contemporary Art Sol’ in Vladivostok, Russia.